The ten years of the 1920s marked one of the most important changes in movie production. Millions of people from all different classes, generations, and would visit the movies each week. The movie industry created fame, fortune, and fun ways to get away from the real world. Movies even effected att itudes and ideas of the people viewing them. Who needs the stress of working long hours and dealing with postwar issues when you can enjoy yourself by going to see a movie?
Get to know the Movies of the Twenties!
Believe it or not, the most output of feature films took place during the twenties (and thirties, but they do not count right now). Film production rarely occured too far from Hollywood on the West Coast or New Jersey and Long Island on the East Coast. In 1927, about eighty-five percent of all movie production in the U.S. took place in Hollywood. Movies before the year 1927 were all played silently, sometimes with a live organ player, orchestra, or pianist playing. In order to understand the movies a little better, onscreen intertitles were put into the movies. These intertitles helped to narrate main points of the plot, comments said by people, or just plain dialogue. The first ever motion picture to be released that had actual pre-recorded soud and synconized sound effects was called "Don Juan." This motion picture was created by Warner Brothers with the help of Western Electric by intorducing a "sound-on-disc system," which called for sounds to be recorded onto a wax record which would later be syncronized with the projection of the film.
How did they effect the U.S. Politically?
Movies in the 1920s depicted things going on during that time period, including political happenings. Prohibition was often portrayed in these films. A major movie that effected many people was known as "Birth of a Nation." Although that movie was produced in 1919, its effects travelled through to the Roaring Twenties. That movie particularly glorified members and doings of the Ku Klux Klan, which caused many people to join as new members.
What about Economically?
The lacking of movie sound up until 1927 made quite a lot of openings for musicians to have jobs. In 1920, musicians were earning about fifty dollars per week and would work seven days a week, for about thirty to fifty two weeks each year. Once talking in movies started to happen, careers for the musicians were beginning to fall apart because they were no longer needed. The American Federation of Musicians argued that these recordings would never replace the sensation that a live orchestra could bring. They were not successful because by 1933, about 20,000 talented musicians had lost their jobs. However, it was not as bad for people of the middle class. These average people saw these movie stars and wanted to be like them. So industries started producing goods at a low cost, such as furniture.
And Socially?
Well, people could actually have a life now. But other than that, there were quite a few things that had influenced people socially through movies. Mothers and fathers were scared that movies would contain too much sexual content which in turn would effect their sons and daughters in the wrong ways. They taught women how to smoke and how to act. Cursing in movies was introduced in a WWI-related movie, which, along with all the sudden immodest content, caused middle class citizens to start campaigning for censorship in movies.
Anything Else?
Western films were very popular.
Mickey Mouse was introduced in 1928 in his very first movie, Steamboat Willie.
The first Oscars were announced in 1927.
Nosferatu (1922)
This is a German film about a vampire.
[Sorry about the stupid stuff in the beginning]
Nightlife/Leisure Home
The ten years of the 1920s marked one of the most important changes in movie production. Millions of people from all different classes, generations, and would visit the movies each week. The movie industry created fame, fortune, and fun ways to get away from the real world. Movies even effected att itudes and ideas of the people viewing them. Who needs the stress of working long hours and dealing with postwar issues when you can enjoy yourself by going to see a movie?
Get to know the Movies of the Twenties!
Believe it or not, the most output of feature films took place during the twenties (and thirties, but they do not count right now). Film production rarely occured too far from Hollywood on the West Coast or New Jersey and Long Island on the East Coast. In 1927, about eighty-five percent of all movie production in the U.S. took place in Hollywood. Movies before the year 1927 were all played silently, sometimes with a live organ player, orchestra, or pianist playing. In order to understand the movies a little better, onscreen intertitles were put into the movies. These intertitles helped to narrate main points of the plot, comments said by people, or just plain dialogue. The first ever motion picture to be released that had actual pre-recorded soud and synconized sound effects was called "Don Juan." This motion picture was created by Warner Brothers with the help of Western Electric by intorducing a "sound-on-disc system," which called for sounds to be recorded onto a wax record which would later be syncronized with the projection of the film.How did they effect the U.S. Politically?
Movies in the 1920s depicted things going on during that time period, including political happenings. Prohibition was often portrayed in these films. A major movie that effected many people was known as "Birth of a Nation." Although that movie was produced in 1919, its effects travelled through to the Roaring Twenties. That movie particularly glorified members and doings of the Ku Klux Klan, which caused many people to join as new members.What about Economically?
The lacking of movie sound up until 1927 made quite a lot of openings for musicians to have jobs. In 1920, musicians were earning about fifty dollars per week and would work seven days a week, for about thirty to fifty two weeks each year. Once talking in movies started to happen, careers for the musicians were beginning to fall apart because they were no longer needed. The American Federation of Musicians argued that these recordings would never replace the sensation that a live orchestra could bring. They were not successful because by 1933, about 20,000 talented musicians had lost their jobs. However, it was not as bad for people of the middle class. These average people saw these movie stars and wanted to be like them. So industries started producing goods at a low cost, such as furniture.And Socially?
Well, people could actually have a life now. But other than that, there were quite a few things that had influenced people socially through movies. Mothers and fathers were scared that movies would contain too much sexual content which in turn would effect their sons and daughters in the wrong ways. They taught women how to smoke and how to act. Cursing in movies was introduced in a WWI-related movie, which, along with all the sudden immodest content, caused middle class citizens to start campaigning for censorship in movies.Anything Else?
Nosferatu (1922)
This is a German film about a vampire.[Sorry about the stupid stuff in the beginning]
Nightlife/Leisure Home
Oh man, Not a Works Consulted!